Murder of a Recluse

A vivid picture of village life and social customs in the 1920s, a keep-‘em-guessing plot, and a memorable cast of characters. Fans of historical cozies will enjoy this one * Booklist *Dams really gives the reader a good feel for what life in 1926 might have been like … A pleasant read with characters I was overjoyed to meet up with again * Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine *An adventurous tale * Kirkus Reviews on Music and Murder *A heroine with plenty of scope for changing her life, which plays out against a fascinating time period * Kirkus Reviews on Murder in the Park *A tenacious heroine [and] an involving plot that reveals the deep prejudices and divisions in 1920s society * Booklist on Murder in the Park *Fans who want … [an] old-fashioned story will find Dams’s latest appealing * Library Journal on Murder in the Park *Dams really is a fine character builder … Thoroughly engaging, with plenty of twists and a solid dark streak running through it * Booklist on The Bath Conspiracy *

Jeanne M. Dams is the author of more than thirty mysteries, including the long-running, much-loved Dorothy Martin mystery series. She lives in South Bend, Indiana, with a varying population of cats.